Rail-fastener.



No. 707,257. Patented Aug. I9, 1902..

C. M. REED.

RAIL FASTENER.

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(App anon filed Dec. 27, 1901.)

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UNITED STAT S.

. 'Z ENT OFFICE.

RAlI -FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 707,257, dated August19, 1902.

Application filed December 27, 1901. Serial No. 87, 4'76. (No model.)' I

T0111 whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CALVIN M. REED, a citizen of the United States,residing atSumney-' town, in the county of Montgomery and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and use-v fulImprovemenIsinRail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to metallic railwayties, and has for its objectto provide an improved tie formed of ,sheet metal which will est freightand passenger trains, and which shall be both simpleand durable inconstruction and capable ofbeing manufactured at,

relatively smallcost.

To these ends my invention consists in the features and in theconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims following thedescription, reference being .had to the accompanying drawings,formingapart of this specification, wherein Figure 1 is aperspectiveview of one of my improved ties and showing one of the rails attachedthereto. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 4 is a detailedlongitudinal sectional view showing the parts in the position theyoccupy before the rail is secured in place, and Fig. 5 is a perspectiveview of the under member of the tie viewed from the under side.

My improved tie broadly comprises two arched beams constructed of sheetmetal and superposedoneupon the other, said beams being provided withoppositely-disposed tongues that are adapted to grasp the opposite sidesor edges of the flanges of the railsand firmly and securely hold thelatter to their seats on the ties.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings is illustrated one of my improved ties,rwhich,as shown, consists of two arched beams, respectively indicated by thenumerals 1 and'2. Each of said beams is formed of heavy sheet metal andcomprises a body portion consistingofa flat bar or plate 3, having itsopposite sides or edge portions bent downwardly at an in clination tothe body portion to form dependent flanges 4E. The under orinnermostbeam 2 is made slightly smaller in cross-section than the beam .1,whereby the said beam 2 may be snuglyfitted within the beam 1. Each ofthe beams is provided on its upper side or body portion 3 and nearitsopposite ends with rectangular slots 5, said slots being formed byslitting the body portion of the beamlon gitudinally and then unitingthe ends'of said' longitudinal slits by atransverse. slit, and the metalcontained between said slits is thenbent up to form -overhanging tongues6, as most tongues when the two beams are fitted together projectthrough the slits 5, formed in the upper beam. Each of the beams isprovided near one end in its upper body portion 3 with a bolt-hole 7,said bolt-holes when the two beams are fitted together in position tograsp the rail registering with one anotherfor the reception of a bolt8.

The end beam 2 is provided with anchorplates 10, each formed by making avertical slit in one of the dependent flanges 4 of said beam and thenbending a portion of said flanges lying on one sideof said slit inwardto form a triangular flange or lip 10, as most.

The upper beam is then 80 slots 5 in the upper beam 1, whereby said 4 Lp ,g V I forced tightly up into place until the tongues 6 and 6 firmlyand tightly fit over and grasp the opposite edges of the flanges 11 ofthe rails. When the beams are in this position, the bolt-holes 7, asabove described, register with each other. The bolt 8 is then passedthrough said bolt-holes,and the nut 9 is tightly screwed over thethreaded end thereof, thus locking the beams against endwise movementrelatively one to the other. The rails are thus quickly, rigidly, andsecurely attached to the tie and without the use of spikes or similarfastenings. The anchor-plates 10 are firmly embedded in the ballast andprevent any end wise movement of the ties in the roadbed, and hence theties are not affected by the severe vibrations and jars incident to thepassage of trains. By fitting one of the beams within the other, or, inother words, by superposing one upon the other, great strength andrigidity are imparted to the ties, whereby they are capable ofsustaining the weight of the heaviest freight and passenger trains, andby providing said beams with depending and oppositely inclined orflaring flanges 4 the ties are prevented from any lateral movement inthe road-bed and are also sustained against sinking in the road-bed.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. Arailway-tiecomprising two arched metallic beams superposed the one uponthe other, means carried by said beams for grasping the opposite edgesof the flanges of the rails,and means for locking said beamsagainstendwise movement relatively one to the other, substantially asdescribed.

2. A railway-tie comprising two arched metallic beams superposed oneupon the other, each provided on their opposite edges with depending andflaring flanges, tongues struck up from the upper sides of said beamsand arranged to grasp the opposite edges of the flanges of the rails,and means for preventing the endwise movement of said beams relativelyto one another, substantially as described.

3. A metallic railway-tie comprising two sheet-metal beams superposedone upon the other, each consisting of a flat body portion provided onits opposite edges with depending and flaring flanges, each of saidbeams being provided on its upper side with upwardly and horizontallyprojecting tongues, the tongues of each beam extending in the samedirection, and the tongues of one beam extending in an oppositedirection to the tongues of the other beam to grasp the opposite sidesof the flanges of the rails, and means for locking said beams againstendwise movement relatively one to the other substantially as described.

4:. A railway-tie comprising two sheet-metal beams superposed the oneupon the other,each

consisting of a flat body portion provided on its opposite sides withdepending and outwardly-iiarin g flanges, each of said beams beingprovided near its opposite ends with rectangular slits, the metalbetween said slits being struck up to form upwardly and horizontallyprojecting tongues, the tongues of one beam extending in a directionopposite to the tongues of the other beam to grasp between them theopposite edges of the flanges of the rails, and the tongues of the lowerbeam projecting through the slots of the upper beam, and means forlocking said beams against endwise movement relatively one to the othersubstantially as described.

5. Arailway-tiecomprisingtwosheet-metal beams superposed the one uponthe other, and each consisting of a flat body portion provided on itsopposite sides with depending flanges, said beams being provided withupwardly and horizontally projecting tongues arranged to grasp betweenthem the opposite edges of the flange of the rails, the dependingflanges of the under beams being provided with inwardly-projectinganchor-plates to prevent longitudinal movement of the tie in theroad-bed substantially as described.

6. A railway-tie comprising two sheet-metal beamssuperposed the one uponthe other,each consisting of a flat body portion provided on itsopposite edges with depending flanges, tongues carried by said beams forgrasping between them the opposite edges of the flanges of the rails,means for locking said beams against endwise movement relatively one tothe other, the flanges of the under beam being vertically slitted, andthe metal on one side of such slit being bentinward to form ananchor-plate to hold the tie against endwise movement in the road-bedsubstantially as described.

7. A railwaytie' comprising two arched sheet-metal beams slidablysuperposed the one upon the other, said beams being provided withupwardly and horizontally projecting tongues, the tongues of one beambeing disposed in the opposite direction to the tongues of the otherbeam to grasp the opposite edges of the flanges of the rail betweenthem, each of said beams being provided at one end with a bolt-hole,said bolt-holes being arranged to register when the beams are inposition to hold the rails thereto, and a bolt passing through saidbolt-holes, and op erating to hold said beams against endwise movementrelatively one to the other, substantially as described.

In testimony'whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CALVIN M. REED.

W'itnesses:

H. W. WALTERS, HARRY XV. GANDER.

